Trump says lives are being 'destroyed' over a 'mere allegation' the day after defending aide accused of assaulting ex-wives

Trump posted the tweet in apparent response to the controversy over former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who resigned after two ex-wives publicly accused him of physically abusing them. (JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS)

President Trump — who promoted a false tale about his predecessor's place of birth and once called for the death penalty after five black and Latino teens were wrongly charged with raping a woman in Central Park — is suddenly concerned with due process.

A day after defending an ex-White House aide accused of domestic violence and a second staffer stepped down amid similar claims, Trump complained Saturday that lives are being "destroyed" by "mere allegation."

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"Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new," Trump tweeted.

"There is no recovery for someone falsely accused — life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?"

Trump lashed out after controversy enveloped the West Wing last week. Former White House staff secretary Rob Porter and speechwriter David Sorensen both stepped down.

The "mere allegation" against Porter includes accusations of physical and psychological abuse from his two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend, one being a disturbing photograph of one of the women sporting a bruised black eye.

Sorensen's ex-wife alleges that he ran over her foot with a car, put out a cigarette on her hand and once threw her into a wall.

Trump did not mention his aides directly, and he made no mention of their alleged victims.

The President has been repeatedly accused of sexual assault himself, which he denies, and has previously defended other powerful men accused of misconduct, like late Fox News titan Roger Ailes and since-defeated Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.

He also has a history of attacking others without evidence.

Trump spent years leading the racist "birther" movement, insisting President Barack Obama was born in Kenya, even after that claim was officially debunked.

He also repeatedly said his former Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, lied to the FBI, encouraging crowds of supporters to chant, "Lock her up."

In 1989, Trump took out full-page ads calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty after the five black and Latino teens were wrongly convicted of raping a jogger in Central Park.

Front page of the New York Daily News for Feb. 10, 2018 (New York Daily News)

"Muggers and murderers," he wrote, "should be forced to suffer and, when they kill, they should be executed for their crimes."

When the men were exonerated decades later, Trump balked, saying "the fact (that) case was settled with so much evidence against them is outrageous."

Raymond Santana, one of the Central Park Five, painted the President as a hypocrite in his own tweet on Saturday.

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"You should have spoke like that back in 1989...#thecentralpark5, you called for the #deathpenalty, we were 14 & 15 years old.. #kids," Satana responded.

One day earlier, Trump wished Porter well and said he did a "very good job" and "worked very hard," stressing that the ex-staffer had maintained his innocence.

"It's obviously a very tough time for him," he said.

Porter denies any wrongdoing.

In a lengthy statement, Sorensen said he was the victim, accusing his then-wife of physically abusing him. He released photos he said showed his injuries.

The President's tone-deaf comments drew intense backlash.

"The President has shown through words and actions that he doesn't value women," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) tweeted. "It's not surprising that he doesn't believe survivors or understand the national conversation that is happening."

Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired by Trump, had the most succinct response.